Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/02/nt-acts-10-fair.html As they came into class, I had them line up and gave them each a letter grade, telling them that Bro. Baker (our CES director) needed them. Some were not pleased with how I decided their grades! Imaging that! We discussed how they thought I came up with their grades and it was unfair. I was being partial to the taller members of the class. Until Acts…
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Downloaded from: http://ldsseminary.wordpress.com/2013/02/26/romans-77-811-the-battle-we-all-face/ I outline Romans 7:7-8:11 as follows: Romans 7:7-8:11 The Battle We All Face: A New Spirit in a Fallen Mortal Body 1. Romans 7:7-14 The Law & Sin 2. Romans 7:15-25 The Rude Awakening: My Mortal Body Fights My Spirit … Continue reading →
Understanding Grace, Justification, and Sanctification Justification and sanctification are at the center of God’s gracious plan of salvation and are the essence of our witness of the Lord Jesus Christ. While justification and sanctification may be viewed as distinct topics, in reality I believe they are elements of a single divine process that qualifies us to live in the presence of God the Father and Jesus Christ. Justification…
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Downloaded from: http://ldsseminary.wordpress.com/2013/02/25/romans-61-76-saved-by-grace-changed-by-grace/ Romans 6:1-7:6 can be outlined as follows: I. Romans 6:1-7:6 Two Key Ideas: To be dead to sin (justification), to be alive in Christ (sanctification). 1. Romans 6:1-11 The new life of a Christian, symbolism of our baptism a. Romans … Continue reading →
Downloaded from: http://ldsseminary.wordpress.com/2013/02/23/romans-321-31-paul-justification/ In Romans 3:21-8:39 Paul spends time teaching the Romans what a Christian is like, comparing the New Covenant with the Old, comparing Adam to Jesus, and illustrating how Heavenly Father is an active participant in our lives. The next few … Continue reading →
Downloaded from: http://ldsseminary.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/romans-212-320-how-the-lord-judges-man/ Romans 2:12-3:20 can be outlined as follows: Romans 2:12-3:20 The Law: How God judges mankind 1. 2:12-16 How the Lord will judge the Gentiles 2. 2:17-29 How the Jews will be judged 3. 3:1-18 Paul answers questions relating to Jew/Gentile … Continue reading →
This was a short week due to the President’s day holiday, but we were able to do 8 chapters. From now on the material is going to go faster and faster. So far I don’t think that we are having any problems keeping up on the reading. I did some averaging last week, and our daily reading is 96%. That means that on an average day, 15.36 out of 16…
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Downloaded from: http://ldsseminary.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/romans-1-welcome-to-the-roman-world/ Romans 1 emphasizes the fact that God honors agency. Several times in this chapter Paul states that God allows even the wicked to seek their respective goals and purposes. He says, ”God gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their … Continue reading →
Last week we were doing housekeeping things during class and did not get to cover the stories that students were reading in as much depth as I would prefer. I used this method I named Silent Time Line Sorting Game to quickly cover 4 chapters students had read before class, as an introduction to the next chapters in Acts. This was a fun, useful game, and it was QUIET! I…
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I’ve been collecting some links and other information regarding the Armor of God. As usual, I start out with a very grandiose idea and whittle it down to something simpler. At first I had planned to have each student make a full cardboard set of armor. Cool, yes. Physical reminder of a powerful lesson, yes. Doable, yes, with difficulty. Cost, manageable but may not be able to be replicated by…
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One of our activities this month consisted of decorating cookies, cutting out hearts and then “heart Attacking” some of our girls we have not seen lately.Since it was before Valentines day we wanted to think about our Hearts, what they are se…
Downloaded from: http://somesweettalkinggirl.blogspot.com/2013/02/setting-our-hearts-now.html One of our activities this month consisted of decorating cookies, cutting out hearts and then “heart Attacking” some of our girls we have not seen lately. Since it was before Valentines day we wanted to think about our Hearts, what they are set on and what their treasures are. What are the things that occupy our Hearts? What is most important to us? How do our choices and decisions show what…
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